The train driver in the courtyard

May 16th.

The month-long Canton Fair is already halfway through.

The gratifying results achieved by the Canton Fair have created a huge stir at home and abroad.

Yangcheng, a thousand-year-old commercial capital and China's oldest foreign trading port, has once again become the focus of the world.

Major newspapers at home and abroad have extensively reported on the excitement of the Canton Fair.

But few people noticed the undercurrent surging behind it.

Today is a sunny day.

At 8:30 in the morning, as soon as the door of the exhibition hall opened, the long-awaited merchants poured into the exhibition hall.

on the square.

A man wearing a gray tunic suit has been standing there for a long time.

His eyes swept across the square. The female reporter was still interviewing merchants; the two security officers were hiding behind the pillars, smoking and lazing around; the old foreign man who bought two hundred money turtles yesterday came again. Everything was business as usual at the Canton Fair.

He pushed the tortoiseshell frame on the bridge of his nose, picked up the rattan box, and strode into the crowded crowd.

The rattan box seemed extremely heavy.

but.

As long as the box is successfully brought to the exhibition hall, the task will be completed and you will be able to live overseas.

Zhou Dafang was filled with excitement.

At this moment, a voice came from behind.

"Comrade, have you lost your money?"

"Ah?" Zhou Dafang subconsciously stopped and looked behind him.

Before he could completely turn around, Li Aiguo suddenly made a move, grabbed the man's collar, grabbed the waistband of his pants with his other hand, twisted his waist with a "Erlang Kangshan", and threw the man to the ground. The old sow was thrown out to sacrifice to heaven.

"Gudong!"

Zhou Dafang fell so hard that his head was buzzing.

After a while, a glimmer of consciousness emerged in his mind, he shook his head and got up, wanting to fight back.

Li Aiguo suddenly raised his foot and kicked him to the ground. His head hit the granite, with a loud thud and bright red splashing everywhere.

At this moment, the merchants who were passing by all stared wide-eyed and remained silent.

This kid is too ruthless and doesn't give anyone the chance to fight back.

They wanted to surround them, but Section Chief Zhang and the security officers rushed over and formed a cordon.

Section Chief Zhang shouted: "This man is a thief, the Security Department is on duty!"

The merchants all stopped. There is no one in the world who does not hate thieves.

Li Aiguo slowly walked up to Zhou Dafang, who was lying on the ground with his arms crossed, spread his legs and walked over his head, then turned around, grabbed his collar and dragged him towards the security room next to the exhibition hall.

Li Aiguo dragged Zhou Dafang to the security room, took out the handcuffs and handcuffed one of his hands to a bench.

Zhou Dafang was really miserable.

The collar was stained with blood, there was a big bulge in the right eye, blood was coming out of the nose, there was a big black footprint on the white shirt, the whole body was red and black, even the shoes were off, and he was standing on the cement floor wearing only woolen socks. .

Li Aiguo did not interrogate him and came to the door.

At this time, Section Chief Zhang had already brought the rattan box over.

Accompanying us were explosive ordnance disposal experts from two military regions.

Both of them were old comrades who had been on the battlefield. They were particularly experienced. They took out a piece of wire and opened the box in a few clicks.

There is nothing in the box.

"Impossible!" Zhou Ke was a little surprised.

"Don't worry."

Li Aiguo took out his dagger and opened the box's mezzanine.

Looking at the big firecrackers and alarm clock inside, several people took a breath.

"Team leader, this thing weighs twenty kilograms. If it really explodes, I'm afraid the entire exhibition hall will be overturned."

At some point, section chief Zhang's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and he couldn't wipe it away even though he tried his best.

The enemy was so cunning that they even set up a mezzanine.

There were no detection instruments in these days, so even if the security officer at the door opened the box and checked, he couldn't find it.

There were more than a thousand merchants in the exhibition hall, as well as leaders from above.
If Li Aiguo hadn't been able to discover the enemy's traces in time, things would have become unmanageable.

At this time, Zhou Ke also escorted two other Lao Rong over from a distance.

"Team leader, your guess is really accurate. Just when you started to arrest Zhou Dafang, others came to watch the fun. Instead, these two guys turned around and tried to escape, but we caught them."

When Zhou Ke mentioned this, he felt a burst of admiration in his heart.

It stands to reason that in order to avoid disturbing the merchants, Zhou Dafang should be arrested secretly.

But in this case, Zhou Dafang's other two helpers would not be able to catch him.

That's why Li Aiguo took action in public.

"Take them all in and interrogate them immediately!"

Back in the security room, Zhou Dafang had woken up. The man in front of him was really cruel, and his head was still aching.

"You, what are you going to do? I am a member of the delegation and I want to file a complaint against you!"

Li Aiguo ignored him, opened his tunic suit, and took out a pass from his underwear pocket.

The photo on the ID is indeed that of Zhou Dafang, but his name is "Zhou Fang".

Zhou Fang and Li Aiguo's eyes widened suddenly. This guy lost his pass. What a talent he is.

"You erased the seam mark on the ID, replaced the photo, and carved a carrot seal on it. You are very skillful, Zhou Dafang!"

When he heard his name, Zhou Dafang was like a deflated balloon and looked at Li Aiguo without speaking.

Li Aiguo walked up to Zhou Dafang and pinched his chin with his hand.

"I'm telling you, you're in big trouble this time. Just with the explosives in the box, I can shoot you."

"It's just that what I'm interested in right now is the person behind you and the dagger."

"If you cooperate, you might still have a chance to survive."

Zhou Dafang bared his teeth and said, "Damn, you really think I'm a three-year-old child. To tell you the truth, I have spent most of my life in prison. If I am put in prison again, it would be better to die early and be born early!"

If you have the ability, shoot me right now. Why don't you dare? Hahaha! "

Li Aiguo smiled disdainfully: "You really think I don't dare to kill you. But before that, I want to introduce someone to you."

After saying that, Li Aiguo suddenly turned around and pulled someone out from the back room.

Zhou Dafang looked a little surprised when he saw the man: "Apprentice, why are you here?"

When Bai Jinghui saw Zhou Dafang, he lowered his head subconsciously.

"Master, I'm sorry. If I don't cooperate with them, I might not be able to get out in this life."

Hearing this, the corners of Zhou Dafang's mouth trembled twice, he closed his eyes tightly, and still said nothing.

Li Aiguo waved his hand and asked Zhou Ke to take Bai Jinghui down.

After the door of the interrogation room was closed again, Li Aiguo sat on the table in front of Zhou Dafang and lit a cigarette.

Hiss. Huh.
The smoke blew into Zhou Dafang's face, and at the same time brought a cold word: "If I guessed correctly, Bai Jingying should be your son."

boom!
These words were like a bomb that exploded in the security room.

Zhou Ke, who was taking notes, almost fell off his chair.

Zhou Dafang, who had looked calm just now, was so shocked that he couldn't even close his mouth.

He soon realized that something was wrong with his expression, so he quickly closed his eyes and said calmly: "Little comrade, what are you talking about? Bai Jinghui is just a child I picked up on the street. I think he is pitiful, so..."

"You are really kind-hearted. According to the records before liberation, among the things you committed, you stole thirty yuan from the finance room of the Yangcheng No. 1 Nursery.

And before leaving, he also took away the nutritional supplements given to the orphans by well-wishers.

Why, you are old, do you know how to repent? "

Zhou Dafang was immediately speechless.

Li Aiguo continued: "I also investigated Bai Jinghui's address, and you live near his home.

Bai Jinghui's mother has never been liked by Mr. Bai. Even when she was pregnant, she was often beaten and kicked.

More importantly, Bai Jinghui was born in Yangcheng Huaying Hospital.

According to nurse Liu from Huaying Hospital, a man with only three fingers on his right hand sent Bai Mu to the hospital and paid the medical expenses in advance.

In the following time, the three-fingered man was busy in the hospital.

Later, Mr. Bai came and had a big argument with the three-fingered man, and the three-fingered man finally stopped showing up in the hospital.

You want to tell me now, aren't you Bai Jinghui's father? "

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Ke couldn't close his mouth.

Today he ate a big melon!

Zhou Dafang's face suddenly turned ashen.

"You, how did you know?"

"Some things, once done, will leave traces."

Li Aiguo would like to thank Captain Chen.

This old comrade has many connections.

After learning that Bai Jinghui's master Zhou Dafang was involved in the case, he launched a major investigation in Yangcheng using three fingers as clues.

Those people from all walks of life quickly provided relevant clues.

"Cui'e and I were childhood sweethearts, but Cui'e's father was an old gambler. In order to make money for five yuan, Cui'e married into the Bai family.

The Bai family didn't treat Cui'e as a human being at all. I couldn't stand it, so I went to help Cui'e." Zhou Dafang lowered his head and said.

The story of Zhou Dafang and Cui'e includes the innocent love of childhood sweethearts, the bloody affair of cheating after marriage, the family ethics of abusing the wife, and the bravery of stepping into the sea of ​​fire to save their former lover.
If Qiong Yao knew this story, he would be able to write at least three love stories.

It's just that Li Aiguo doesn't care about this.

"Now tell me who ordered you to steal the dagger."

"If I tell you, can you not tell Jing Hui these things?" Zhou Dafang begged.

Li Aiguo said: "You are not qualified to negotiate."

Zhou Dafang was also aware of his situation. He let out a long sigh and said, "I don't know the name of that person either. I only know that his code name is Lao Gui. But I have figured out his address, which is..."

In the face of fierce enemies, blindly following principles will only cause harm to your own people.

In order to find the dagger and destroy the enemy's conspiracy, Li Aiguo did not mind using some unfair means.

"Do you know the address?" Zhou Dafang's ability exceeded Li Aiguo's expectations.

People like Lao Gui generally would not disclose their information to people performing tasks like Zhou Dafang. Zhou Dafang smiled bitterly: "We are not fools. If we complete the task and the old ghost disappears, wouldn't our work be in vain?"

"Leader, I have fully explained everything. I hope
Don't embarrass my apprentice. "

"I will plead with the superiors on your behalf." Li Aiguo had no intention of embarrassing Bai Jinghui and made his promise as the tide went by.

The enemies are difficult to deal with because they hide in the sewers like rats.

Enemies will become extremely weak if exposed to sunlight.

After getting the address, Li Aiguo ordered Section Chief Zhang to investigate Zhou Fang's pass.

Then he brought along the security officers of the Preparatory Committee and several railway security officers, a total of more than fifty people, to arrest the old ghost.

at this time.

In a suite in Aiqun Building.

The chandeliers on the roof emit dim light, adding a bit of ambiguity to the room.

Zhao Jiayue opened a bottle of red wine gracefully.

When putting down the wine bottle, he deliberately twisted the foreign language label on the wine bottle so that Zhou Fang could see it clearly.

"Brother Fang, this is French dry red. It is said that only foreign nobles can afford it. My brother got it from the Taiping Pavilion through connections."

Taiping Pavilion was founded in the 1885th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty ().

In 63, Mr. [Mr.] visited the Taiping Hall twice and suggested expansion. Therefore, it has become the most famous Western restaurant in Yangcheng and is known as [the Chinese’s own Western restaurant].

The foreign wines in the Taiping Pavilion are all specially supplied. Even though Zhou Fang is used to the world, he was also shocked by Zhao Jiayue's generosity.

He stood up and picked up the bottle.

The scarlet red wine was poured into the crystal clear goblet, and the light reflected a crimson color, which reflected on Zhao Jiayue's handsome little face, making it look particularly alluring.

"Jiayue, you brothers and sisters really have nothing to say to me. When you arrive in the capital, I'll invite you to Lao Mo for a meal and a taste of Lao Maozi's flavor."

Zhou Fang raised the wine glass to his mouth and suddenly asked: "Where is Zhang Xian? Why didn't I see him today?"

"Don't mention him, we two had a fight."

"How come, aren't you getting married? I feel like Zhang Xian likes you quite a lot."

"He is a loser. I have decided to break up with him."

Everyone gets drunk without being drunk. Zhao Jiayue looked at Zhou Fang with hazy eyes: "Brother Fang, I like you."

Her little hand quietly held Zhou Fang's hand. Zhou Fang felt a little electric shock and wanted to take his hand back, but found that the small hand that was supposed to be weak and boneless was actually very strong.

Zhou Fang pulled twice, then pulled his hand back, stood up and said, "No, Zhao Jiayue, this is not appropriate, I have someone."

"The target? That Zhao Ning?" Zhao Jiayue raised the corners of her mouth slightly and looked at Zhou Fang with a joking look: "You can lie to me, but don't lie to yourself. Zhao Ning doesn't like you at all."

As she spoke, Zhao Jiayue stood up holding the table and walked behind Zhou Fang. With her lips touching Zhou Fang's ear, she lowered her voice and said, "Didn't you notice? Zhao Ning has a crush on Driver Li."

"It's impossible for Driver Li! That man is just a train driver, not from the same group as us at all. Zhao Ning can't be that stupid!"

"You still don't understand women. If a woman has feelings for a man, she will become a blind and demented fool."

Zhou Fang's face turned red and he raised his head and glared at Zhao Jiayue. He did not allow anyone to talk about Zhao Ning.

Zhao Jiayue's voice still came slowly like a maggot attached to the bone: "Didn't you notice the way Zhao Ning looked at Driver Li? She probably wanted Driver Li to hug her into bed."

The soft tone mixed with the fragrance was like cold and moist poisonous snakes slithering out. They seemed to come from the invisible abyss world, quietly crawling up to Zhou Fang's heart and biting gently.

That damn driver Li is really hateful. He knows that he and Zhao Ning are not the same people, but he still pesters Zhao Ning. He must have bad intentions.

"I'm not done with that Driver Li!"

"Don't worry, I'll ask my brother to help you take care of him in a few days."

Zhao Jiayue cast a charming glance at Zhou Fang from the corner of her eyes, leaned forward slightly, and wrapped her arms around Zhou Fang casually, her woolen sleeves almost showing the texture.

Zhou Fang felt a heat rising in his heart, turned his head and looked at Zhao Jiayue with a smile on his face, and his aura became even more enchanting.

"Jiayue, this is inappropriate. You are Zhang Xian and your fiancée. How can we... um..."

Zhou Fang wanted to continue talking, but his lips were already soft and coated.

"Clap"

There was a rapid knock on the door.

Zhou Fang woke up instantly, quickly stood up from the chair, broke away from Zhao Jiayue's comfort, and wiped the corners of his mouth.

Zhao Jiayue was about to succeed, but was interrupted, and anger welled up in her heart.

He strode over and opened the door.

"What are you knocking on? I wonder if there is a distinguished guest living here? Is it Section Chief Zhang? Why are you here?"

Standing outside was Section Chief Zhang of the Security Section of the Preparatory Committee, with five security officers behind him.

Section Chief Zhang looked over Zhao Jiayue's shoulder and looked into the room.

"Let's find Zhou Fang."

"Chief Zhang, Zhou Fang is my brother's friend. If anything happens to you." Zhao Jiayue instinctively sensed something was wrong and wanted to stop Section Chief Zhang.

"Comrade Zhao Jiayue, this matter is of great importance, and your brother cannot afford it."

Section Chief Zhang had a straight face, gently pushed Zhao Jiayue away, and squeezed into the room.

"Catch him."

Before Zhou Fang could react, he was pushed to the ground by two security officers.

He turned his head and asked in disbelief: "Chief Zhang, what are you doing!"

When Zhao Jiayue saw her lover being arrested, she panicked and rushed over to grab the two security officers.

Normally, Section Chief Zhang might give Zhao Jiayue some face.

It's just that Li Aiguo personally handed over this matter, and it's so important that there is no room for sloppiness.

Section Chief Zhang called two security officers, lifted Zhao Jiayue up and pushed him down on the sofa.

He ignored Zhao Jiayue, squatted on the ground, and asked Zhou Fang, "Zhou Fang, where is your exhibition hall pass?"

"In my left pocket." Zhou Fang's eyes flashed with panic.

Section Chief Zhao took out the pass from his pocket, held it in his hand, squinted his eyes and said, "Although the photo of this pass is yours, the name has been altered, and the number below has also been altered. This is The pass is not yours at all."

"Zhou Fang, you lost your ID, why didn't you report it?"

Hearing this, Zhou relaxed and said, "I thought it was something, but it turned out it was just because of a pass. Yes, I lost my pass, so I borrowed one from someone."

In his opinion, this was just a minor violation of discipline.

"Who borrowed it?" Section Chief Zhang asked.

"."

Zhou Fang looked up at Zhao Jiayue.

Zhao Jiayue knows Section Chief Zhang’s temperament better than Zhou Fang.

The director of the Security Department of the Preparatory Committee has always been prudent in his work.

After learning the identities of Zhou Fang and her, he didn't even save any face for them, which is enough to show that the loss of documents this time was serious.

Zhao Jiayue's face turned pale, and she quickly shook her head at Zhou Fang, signaling him not to tell him.

It would be troublesome if his brother was involved in this matter.

Zhou Fang felt a heroic spirit that was unique to the big courtyard boy. He looked away and lowered his head.

"I don't know, I don't know whose ID I borrowed!"

"Zhou Fang, do you know that you are in big trouble this time. I hope you can explain it honestly."

"If you don't know, you just don't know. If you can, arrest me. I, Zhou Fang, will never betray my friends."

Looking at Zhou Fang who looked like a good man, Section Chief Zhang didn't know what to say for a while.

These young people, who are under the protection of their parents, think that labor and capital are the greatest in the world, and they have no idea that there are some red lines that cannot be touched.

It's just that Section Chief Zhang doesn't want to get involved in these things.

After asking again and again, and seeing that Zhou Fang refused to explain, he waved his hand: "Take Zhou Fang away."

Zhao Jiayue rushed over and stopped Section Chief Zhang, pretending to be in a hurry.

"No, if you want to arrest me, arrest me. It has nothing to do with Zhou Fang."

The concern she showed made Zhou Xing feel relieved.

Zhou Fang puffed up his chest, raised his head, and said word by word: "Zhao Jiayue, it's okay. I do things for myself, and it's just a certificate. What's the big deal?"

"Go to my sister right away and ask her to come and save me."

"Zhou Fang, don't worry."

Seeing Zhou Fang being taken away, Zhao Jiayue did not go to his sister immediately, but turned around and ran towards the compound on the outskirts of Yangcheng.

She felt that something big might happen to Zhou Fang this time.

******
The old ghost is an employee of a power plant and lives in a large house in Xiguan, Liwan.

There is an old saying in Yangcheng: "Miss Xiguan, young master Dongshan."

Dongshan is the residence of Yangcheng's dignitaries, while Xiguan has been the prosperous commercial area of ​​Yangcheng since ancient times.

The nature of Xiguan House is similar to that of a large courtyard in the capital. It is a large residence built by wealthy businessmen in the previous dynasty.

The Xiguan Mansion is tall and bright, with a hall and garden combined, and is beautifully decorated. It has three entrances, three sloped roofs, and three bays on the front facade. There are blue bricks and stone feet in front of the door, as well as a stone door and a door.

A large Xiguan house usually has more than a hundred rooms and can accommodate hundreds of people.

After liberation, the Xiguan House was turned into staff dormitories, kindergartens, schools or rental houses.

It was noon.

Residents are preparing lunch, smoke is dim, children are playing on the patio, and the air is filled with the atmosphere of leisurely life.

The foyer, which was used to hold scenes in the past, has been divided into three rooms by the residents with wooden boards.

The person who lives at the front of the hall is Uncle Liu from the thermos bottle factory. He also works part-time as a doorman, responsible for monitoring the residents entering and exiting.

Uncle Liu had just taken two bites of food in his enameled rice bowl when he saw a figure walking in. He quickly stood up and opened the window.

"Who?"

"Old Liu, it's me."

Recognizing him as Director Zhang from the neighborhood committee, Uncle Liu smiled and said hello: "It's Xiao Zhang. It's lunch time, why haven't you got off work yet?"

Officer Zhang gave Uncle Liu a look and entered the room.

Uncle Liu was also a trained person. He reacted instantly and quickly closed the window and closed the door.

After a while.

Uncle Liu came out of the room, with a hint of excitement on his wrinkled face.

He took a deep breath, looked at Li Aiguo and Zhou Ke, who were wearing the uniforms of the power supply bureau employees, and said: "You two are here to check the electricity, come with me." (End of Chapter)